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The Apple.

The prehistoric area of the apple was
chiefly in the region lying between
Trebizond and Ghilan. The lake dwell
lers OF Lombardy, Savoy, and Switzerland
made great use of apples. They always
cut them lengthways, and preserved them
dried as a provision for the winter"
writes Decandolle, in his interesting work
on tie Origin of Cultivated Plants"
Two varieties of apples seem to have
been known to the lake dwellers before
they possessed metals. Whether they ever
solved the problem, that hopelessly
puzzled George III. and got them into
dumping, archaeology doesn't inform US.
The abundance of the fruit found in
prehistoric stores would seem to indicate
some kind of cultivation The pear is of
less frequent occurrence, although it is
fouRd in the prehistoric dwellings of
Switzerland and Italy, usually in dried
state, and cut lengthways. Then, as now,
Therefore, the pear was = greater luxury
than the apple. The abundance and
variety of names testify 70 the very
ancient existence OF the latter from the
Caspian Sea 10 the Atlantic. Philology
comes largely to our aid in this interest
ing study The more ancient and widely
spread 4 plant, the more numerous its
names. But prehistoric dinerr-out pos
seSscd one OF the best of all fruits-the
grape. Seeds OF the grape have been dis
covered in the lake dwellings near
Parma, dating from the age Of bronze
also Ia the prehistoric settlement OF Lake
NareS9 and OF Switzerland. VI. Ocean
dole, moreover, informs us that vine
leaves have been found in the tufa near
Alontpelies, where they were probably
deposited before the historical epoch,
also in the same formation in Provence
Whether they combined the two We
know not, but il is quite probable that
wine and Wainuts delectSted the palates
OF primitive feasters. The walnut is of
great antiquity. Walnut leaves have
been found ii the quaternary tufa of
Provence, and a species of walnut in
some of the Swiss lake dwellings. The
species possesses a Sanskris name, fact
testifying to it's earley cultivation inIndia
The tree was introduced intoC lima about
ll0 Il. c. Only one cherry-stone has been
as yet found in any prehistoric settlements
OF Italy aud Switzerland nor is the anti
guilty OF the stratum quite certain.
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SIX QUARTS AT DRAUGHT.
Tho Sugiaty Deed of Yankee Skipper
Great Drinkers of Rum.

Drinking is n sea custom not vet dead
at least il it IS dead, the fault is not
JACKS, says a writer in the London Tcle-
graph. But, even though the economical
principles Oi owners had suffered per
pe,ua ion Of the practice on shipbD1vd, /
qucs. ION whether the most bibulous OF
the present race of sailors could carry il
10 the h l-ht 70 which II was formerly
raised. ! suppose the very biggest drink
on rccorl IS lLGt related b. Dampicr
He relate; that there came on board his
ship one Captain Rawlins, the couman-
der OF 4 small New England vessel, along
with a Mr.. John HOo.cr. They were
asked into thc cabin 10 drink. All a bowl
was mad" containing six quarts Mr..
Hooker being drunk 10 bv Captain Raw
Inns, who pledged Captain HudSwclL, and,
having the bowl in his hand, said that he
was under ~ oath 10 drink but three
draug.sts OF strong liquor z day ana put
ting the bowl to his head, turned it Off at
one draught, and - making himself
drunk, disappointed us OF our eEpccta-
tions until We had made another bowl"
Twelve plntS to . swallow, without 4
sigh between But then hard drinking
was tie custom. rot on the pr.yatec-s
only, bu. Of the whole seafaring rIcas Of
early Times. They were educated to Il
by j. eral doses OF grog. The allowance
somer mes ros7- 10 Il pint Of rum per man
a day.
Il tha French, Spanish and Portuguese
ships, AMI very often in the Dutch, the
Sailors courage before an acton was
nearly invariably helped with Jacks of
brandy, and the doses were rcpelte1
while the fight proceeded, q bumper
being handed between the guns. The
men, iryS lied by drink, would mix gun
powder with the spirits, sGpp-sing that
thus prepared, there was no better lqUOr
for Il ..or-- l think il need not be
doubted th't more actions were lost
thGn E"ineI by this custom. How
shcul1 > drunken gunner aim his piece
And wi2t mischief save to one another)
could E)b Of inebriated small-ar rms
msH do il the tops or along the quarter
deg?
e. Il Trivateersmen could be found
able io swallow six quarts at draught,
they hal customs besides that OF drinking
which must have tended to make them
desperately hIriy-seasoned men. 1t WAS
their practice 10 keep their ships clear, so
that the deck WAS the only bed they had
10 lie upon. No hammockc were allow ed;
no chars or tables they took their meals
upon the deck and lay upon it, preserving,
III this direction, the Old tradition OF the
buccaneers, who denied themselves
every imaginable comfort and conven-
fence, that they might never be mistaken
for anything else than the savage beasts
they were.
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The Street Car Conductor Talks.

The callow conductor poked his head
into the car and said in a loud, distinct
tone, Fourteenth street station
w hen that young fellow knows his
business he'll say, fourteenth street
commented the veteran oi the road, who
had just informed the passengers that
the street they had reached WAS
'Tcenth."
'Know any funny stories? Sec that
gentleman IN the second seat there
He's Il broker, and u great covey Tor
practical jokes. He's getting lat now,
and viii die of apoplexy one OF these
lays laughing over his own fakes. When
le goes from his house or office to take
1 train, he Will walk very leisurely until
le Is within = few yards Of the station,
Ehcn he viii suddenly break into \ run
lnd rush up the stairs. II there's one
hing more than another that 4 man
latcs to miss il is an elevated train. and
Shen the fellows behind him see the
oroker begin to run, every Tom, Dick
md Harry OF them within five blocks
'ushes pellmell to the station. The bro
ier appears to enjoy it. I've hearI say
hat running was good exercise but is
seems to make some men swear Il grcat
zeal. Haven't they got onto it by this
line? Young man, when you have lived
As many years in the world az | have,
you viii find out that nothing that ap-
,oeals TO the guliibility 'ot human nature
ever becomes a chestnut.
"Ges, I'm somewhat Of n phi losopher.
but 1t was the profession that made mo
so. You will notice that n woman never
gets out Of this end Of the car. Itdoesn't
matter even if she Is in the rear seat
when she wants to get out she viii push
her way right through the car, though it
Is packed ike a sardIne box. Is il su-
perstltion or fashion? Well that's hard
10 SAY. In a horse car she will always
walk out the other way, but perhaps in
that case she is afraid OF the horses"
Neg York sun
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Postonlces with Distinguished Na.uesnkes.

When the people of town in this
country set about naming their postotfce
there SEEMS TO be no Limitation pat upon
them by Uncle sam, except that there
Canuo. be more than one DO5.o.lice Of
the same name in the same tate. The
Preslicnls have all been hOnorod. Wash
ington heads the list with s., Jackson
follows with 2S. The hero OF New
Orleans, however, beats the father Of his
country IN the number OF names derived
from hIs name, he having II, while there
are only l. for Washington. But there
are p Mount Nernons against Q Hermit
ages and b SIonticellos. Jefferson is
honOred with p and 10 derivatives.
There are IS Monroes, 25 derivatives -
Mad sons, p derivatives Adams y,
derivatives so; Harrisos l., l3 deriyat-
ives; . Iipp8canoes and Tyler too
Van Buren, Il. Taylor =, - derivatives;
Polk J. Pierce 1, Fillmore l6, Buchanan
i, Lincoln y, derivatives ii; Johnson
$, Grant 10, derivatives -; Hayes 5,
Garfield %, Arthur 8 and Cleveland IS.
OF other public persons Hamilton has
been honored by -, Lee 20, with p de-
rivates; Ia Fayette 81, Lamartine s.
Gambatta J. Villas 4, Hatton IL, Haw-
thoTne 10, Billings 3, Irving 10, Garland
S, Jupiter ?, Juno 4, Jumbo > Haullin 3,
BasarlI1 Z, Evarts Bouaparte /, Napoleon
:, Hancock 80, Jennie Lind I, Job znG
joash each !, Joseph 8 Joshua ,, Blaine
20, Logan Il, Hendricks Z, Lamar II.
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NUMBER #.

seat hy the side OF rrudIe, and had man
aged TO whisper, Lee told me al about
you, dear.
We'll, Prudis," said Mr.. BRYANT
you are very honest little girl; Just
the one | want for daughter-in-law."
Charles said Mrs BRYANT rcproach-
fully, while Prudie's bushes decpened
Never mind the joke, Pr1dio; here is
the reward
And Nr. Bryant held ont, not twenty
pound Hot", but one for I hundred
ponaii, for rrudie TO accept
No, Nr. Bryant, she sid firmly; Il
c2nEo- take it-indced l cannot
Aud she held fast to her resolution. in
spite ot all their persuasious. She started
towards her home muca Eghtcr-heartel
little girl than when she lett il; but still
IN her ncart she thought, "What would
they t..ln.- oi me if they knew all ?''
When she reached home someone was
waiting for her. 1t was Lee.
Il could not 20 home before I saw vou,
PruiIe,' he said. See what | bought
for yoI in London
And he held up brilliant, sparkling
ring, st in the finest gold. Then she
WAS obliged 10 answer 4 question which
mad. two young hearts the hapEsest in
all Wiilington.
'NoY, darling, this your engagement
=
And he drew a jewel-cass lrom his
pocket containing IN entire set OF rubics
70 match the ring in setting and bril-
liancy.
And Want you to wear them all to-
might
Hiss BelIen and her st gave up all
thought OF dropping Prudence Warmer,
when they saw her enter Airs Brvant's
drawing room that cveningupon the arm
oi her bctrothed husband, and saw how
alectlonateiy she was greeted by her host
and hostess. Her bright, piquant face
radiant with happiness, The glittcring
cleaning jewels and the dcspised blue
silk, make picture no one could sur
pass. And lovely Eva Eaton was by her
side, 4 friend whose friendship was ever
after one of the bright spots of her ex-
istcnce. Long after she told her husband
the story OF her temptation. 4 kiss was
his reply.
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now >"
Il only ask to help you in your care
for him. My home shall be ms And IL
he will sell the farm, he will have an
income that will take away all sense OF
dependence, Whilo We can still giye him
love"
at seems so strange to think You love
me :" Essic said, alter they had talked
long.
Little one, loved you before Harry
won you, bat / starved my own heart foc
yours. DO you know what have worn
there, Essie, for many Il loIg month ?
See -
And whiio he loosed the ribbon and
put the diamond-cross into her hand sho
learned for the first time the true story of
the purchase oi that article OF furaj are,
called At the farm Essie's piano
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Gunpowder,s FIRST AppItc,t;o,

The commencement in the use of cy,,,,-
powder Is involved in oLscurity. 1t does
not appear 10 have rivaled the us4 Of The
cross bow till The reign of Edward III.
1873 Is about The earliest date mentioned
OF It's MSS IN En,-Land. 1t Was many wears
before 1t actiYely s.perseded the Old
method Of propulsion.
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CHARITY.

A student to his father sent
His third-term Freshman bill
she statement OF the money spent
y page or more did iill.
And as the pater east his eve
% er items great and small.
He chInccd = little one 10 spy
Mixed in among them ali.
Twas "For charity I gave
OF dollars ifty- fOur.''
At this the fathers face WAS grave
And looks OF sorrow bore,
IL down he sat and wrote, wrote he,
Nlth face sunu~cd with grinS,
Il greatly fear that charity
Doth cover many sins"
4-DeIGacIre COlisJs Rsrisle
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Advertising ESates.

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BRIA FREEMAN commends IL to tho favorable n
sideratfon of advertisers. whose faVors Will be tn
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ously executed at lowest prices. Don't you forget
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hELIABLE REMED.
For Sick stomach,
For Torpid Liver.
Bilious Headache,
CostiVeness,

80 = AaANA NNHNAA
Seltzer APerie llt.
II Is certain In its effects
II IS gentle in It's action.
II Is palateaole TO the
taste. II can be relied
upon to cure, and IL cures
by assisting, not by outra1.
INK, nature. DO lot take
violent purgatiyes your
selves or allow your chill
dren to take them, always
use this elegant phar-
maceutical PREPARATION,
which has been for more
than forty years a pubic
iavorite. Sold BY dTugg ists
cuergt9herE
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LEANS new PARALLEL BIBLES

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ESSIE.

''If I only had piano"
Even As the wish rose almost uncon-
sciously u her lips, Essie Trowbridge
b.ushcd a deep crimson tint and shy
eyes looked out hall frightened from
under the long lashes.
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wn,l.s y. nAs.

The hands are such dear hands;
They are so full; they turn Al our demands
SO often they reach out,
With tribes scarcely thought all out
80 many times they do
SO many things for me-fcr you
II their fond Wills mistake,
wemay well bend, not break.
they arc such fon,i. frail lips
That speak to us. Fray, II love sttirS
Them of discretion many times,
Or II they SPEAK too slow or quick, such
crimes
We may pass bv; for We may SEQ
Days not far on whea those small words may he
Held not as SLOW, or quick. or out Of place, but
dear.
Because the lips are morc here.
They are such dear, familiar teet that go
Along the path with ours-tcct fast or slow,
And trying to keep pace e-it they MISTAKE
Or tread upon some hower that we would take
Upon urbraast, or brutsc some reed.
Or crush poor Hope until II bleed
Wemay DO mute.
Not turning quickly TO imrute
Grave fault; Tor they ana We
Have such q little way To go-can be
Together such little while along the way,
We will be patient while We may.
So many little faults We md.
We see them for not blind
j. Love. We see them but n you audI
Perhaps remember them some by and by.
Thcy viii not DO
Faults then-grave faults-to you and me.
But Just odd ways ys-mistakes, or even less
Remembrances to bless.
Days change so many thinEs-yes, hours.
We see so differently In suns and showers.
| Mistaken words tonight
| May DO so cherished by to -morrow's light,
| We may be patient; for we know
| TheIes such Il little way 10 so.
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ueatthTul Breathing.


Tight lsclpg and lazy ways OF breathing,
s,ys Helen Z. Sway, in ~. Nicholas, pre-
vent the lungs of the adult woman from get
ting enough exercise for their own good.
1t Is well to establish the habit OF deer
breathing, but in addition TO this, the reserve
air which is left In the lungs after an ordinary
expiration should be expelled and the lungs
thoroughly ventilated at least twice every
day. First, then, see to 1t that the air In tho
room is rs pure and tesh a. out-of door air
can make IL Then, with all tight and super
tluous clothing removed lie flat on the back
and, with the mouth firmly closed, take .
full deep breath. Hold II eight or ten
seconds, aud then let 1t out Take another
and yet another breath in the same way.
After that, take breath into the lungs ~
slo Wy as possible, beginning to fill them up
at the lowest eNtremities, and inhaling grad.
uslly until they are filled to their fun Ca
pacity, when the air should bs exhaled In
the same slow and steady manner in which
IL was taken in.
When you have taken this movement again
TO make sure that the shoulders are In good
position, throw your arms vertically over
your head and take another quick, full in.
spiration, swinging the arms rapidly to the
sides close to the body and back again over
the head. Swing the arms up and down
four times on the same breath and repeat the
exercise three or four time&
-A!ter this 1t is a good plan to stand erect
with the arms horizontal at the sides and Wig
orously clasp the hands from that position
over the head q few times. When taking
such movements in an erect position, always
keen the chin two or three inches back Of the
vertical.
A few such exercises a. these for Eve OF
mote refreshing sleep and give increased
vitality.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-12

From the Lewist0wns Me-, journal
When Mr.. William Atkinson, the farmer
philosopher OF Somerset county, was about to
start ON his mission TO Quebec, in the inter.
est OF the Wiscasset and kennebec railroad
scheme, he said to Gov. Bodwell: "Mr.
odwell, had better put on tall hat and
stick up, or 20 Just - am, In this woolen
shirt and paper collar !"
"Go Just q you ara" replied Mr. Bodwell.
at isn't the clothes We want TO send, but
the man under them"
30 Mr.. Atkinson wore his everyday
clothes to Quebec. And 1t Augusta, Tues.
day, In his flannel shirt and paper collar and
slOuch hat this wonderful man, with head
more crammed with miscellaneous facts and
odd conceits than any other head In Maine,
entertained me greatly with an account OF
bis stay In quaint old Quebec. He told me
how he dined with the titled arstocracy OF
the city and handed their dne ladies out to
dinner, in his flannel ahirt and paper COLLAR
how he discussed poetry and scenes In for.
eign lands with the litSrati, and sstonished
the doctOrs OF divinity with what he had
picked up about theology.
Mr.. Atktnson II man with an iron Nom.
ory. He can quote passaGee from the poets,
tell you the date Of any historical event. or
demonstrate problem OF Euclid with equal
facility. He acquired IL all sitting ON the
dyep0t by hra-iT0ns OF his mothers kitchen,
aud BY burning the oil OF night In his own
farm library. The mental poeseesi0ns OF the
Maine farmer, In his hAnnol shirt and paper
collar, must have taken BY surprise the learn
Ing Of university filled Qusbsc
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A baptist Alinisters Experience.

~ am Baptist minister. and before ever
thought OF being u clergyman I graduated in
medicine, but lett lucrative practice for my
present profession, forty years ago ! was for
many years q sufferer from Quinsy. Znonas'
Ectectric OIL cured me. was also troubled with
hoarseness, and 1homas' Eclectrie OF always
relieved me. My wife and child had diphtherfa,
and 7homas' Eclectrto OIL cured them, and II
taken In time II Will cure seven times out of ten.
am confident It is a cure for the most obstinate
cold. or cough, and 4 any one will take small
teaspoon and half MI IL with the OIL, and then
place the end Of the spoon In one nostril and
draw the o.! out OF the spoon into the head, by
snifnng as hard as they can, until the on falls
over into the throat. and practice II twice
= week, ! don't care how offensive their head
may be, II will clean II out and cure their ca.
tarrh. For deafness and earache, It has done
wonders to my certain knowledge 1t Is the only
medicine dubbed patent medicine that 1 have
ever felt Ike Recommending. and am very anx;
would not be without 1t In my house for any
consideration. i am now suffering with pain
relieves INC like lNo1s0s' EctectrIe OtL." DR.. 4.
r. Crane, CORY, Pa.
For sale BY II. h. Cochran. druggist. Is7 ana
l33 North Queen street. Lancaster.
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THE WORLD.

o World! whose days like sunlit waters glide.
Whose music links the midnight with the NOR.
row,
Who for thine own hast Beauty, Power and
Pride
World, what art thouT And tho world 70.
Piled:
"A husk OF pleasure round heart Of sorrow"
.. Child OF God thou who hast sought thy way
Where all this music sounds, this sunlight
CLEANS,
MID Pride and Power and Beauty. day by day,
And what art thou heard my own soul saw
A wandering sorrow in a word Of drel-s"
". II. Mallock.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-12
There Are . Few DruSgists

Who care more to make a large pront on a
worthless article than to wait for tho prosperity
that ultimately results from honest dealing
These are the men who. " hen asked for Benson 8
Caocine Plaster. will recommend some cheap
ana trashy substitute or imitation, saying II Is
Just as good" Sometimes they will do up and
sell the miserable imitation without remark,
allowing the customer to suppose he las Ben.
sons II the vaiueless plaste Is returned, Cheap
John WIZ say he masea mistake II not; he has
cautioned against John and his like. buy OF re-
spectacle druggists only. The genuine Benson 8
plaster has the Three Seals " trademark and
the word Capcine cut in the centre.
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Mothers, Moshsrs !. Mothsrs.l

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF your
rest by sick child suffering and crying with
the excruciating pain OF cutting teeth II 80.
go at once aad get a bottle OF MRS. wINsLOwS
SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor
little suffer immediately ly-depend upon 1t there
II no mistake about It, There is not Q mother
on earth who has ever used IL. who will not tell
you at once that It will regulate the bowels, and
give rest to the mother. and relief and health to
the child. operating like magic 1t Is perfectly
safe to use In all cases. and pleasant to the taste
and Is the prescription Of one OF the Oldest ana
best female physicians ana nurses in the United
States. Sold everywhere. % cents bottle.
may3llyd6W
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SPIOIAL 1OfIOR0,
A Rope About Our Necks,

weak stomach or enfeebled circulation is
like rope about our necks; We are strung up
and unstrung alternately till existence becomes
unbearabie. Burdock Hood Biaers will arrest
all this misery; "Burdock Blood Bittsrs" are
FOR sale by Il. B. Cochran, druggist, is7 ana IjS
North Queen street. Lancaster.